160 kg bench PR video
A lifter posted a raw bench‑press personal record of 160 kg (about 352 lbs), noting he hit the PR without training to failure while following a four‑times‑per‑week routine. (Ben Johnson’s social post shared the 160 kg bench PR and described his training frequency and set‑style.) (x.com)
A strength coach and content creator who posts as Ben Johnson shared video of a 160-kilogram bench press, or about 352 pounds, and said he hit it raw. (x.com) Johnson said in the post that he reached the personal record while benching four times a week and without taking most sets to failure, the point where another rep will not move. (x.com) A raw bench press means the lift is done without a supportive bench shirt, the stiff gear used in equipped powerlifting to add carry and rebound. The International Powerlifting Federation lists separate classic, or raw, and equipped bench press results and records. (powerlifting.sport) That distinction changes the numbers. At the 2025 International Powerlifting Federation World Classic and Equipped Bench Press Championships in Drammen, Norway, top raw men’s benches ranged from 200 kilograms in the 74-kilogram class to 272.5 kilograms in the 120-kilogram-plus class, while equipped lifts went far higher. (openpowerlifting.org) Johnson’s post lands in a corner of gym culture that argues more practice can build a bigger bench. His YouTube channel has repeatedly pushed high-frequency bench work, including videos titled “The training program I followed to bench press 160kg (352lbs)” and “How I Benched 160kg as a Skinny Guy.” (youtube.com 1) (youtube.com 2) He has built an audience around that message. Johnson’s YouTube channel showed about 18,100 subscribers and 288 videos when it was indexed, with recent uploads on bench technique, peaking, and why he says “training to failure is stupid for strength.” (youtube.com) Bench press numbers are usually judged against bodyweight as well as the bar load, and public standards sites place a 352-pound bench well above novice and intermediate levels for most men. Those tables are not competition records, but they help explain why a 160-kilogram press draws attention outside a meet. (strengthlevel.com) The post does not show a sanctioned competition result, referee commands, or meet weigh-in, so the lift sits in the category of gym personal record rather than official record book entry. Even so, Johnson presented it as proof of a training approach built on repeated bench exposure instead of all-out sets. (x.com)
